Inquiries and Concerns Regarding Stretch 2 XL CRUwear

[LuciusThorne]

Recently, I received a Stretch 2 XL knife in Cruwear with Grey G10 handles. Upon initial examination, I was quite impressed. However, upon closer inspection, a few potential issues have come to my attention.

Firstly, the factory bevels on the blade seem inconsistent. One side has a steep and wide bevel, while the other side has a shallow bevel that is almost non-existent. This has resulted in the knife snagging paper right out of the box, which is not what I typically expect from Spyderco knives.

Secondly, there is a tube provided for paracord/lanyards, but it appears that during regular closing of the knife, the tube comes into contact with the edge of the blade.

I'm curious to know if these observations are normal for the Stretch 2 XL model. I own a Stretch 2 in K390, which has been fantastic in all aspects.

Any insights or experiences regarding these concerns would be greatly appreciated.

[Michael Janich]

Dear LuciusThorne:

Welcome to the Spyderco Forum.

Stay safe,

Mike

[JSumm]

This issue has been brought up. There have been several more reports of the landyard tube hitting the edge. Some have removed the tube, some have sharpened past the point of it hitting, and some have sent it back.

This is the main thread where you will see some of those reports.
viewtopic.php?p=1680770#p1680770

[Manixguy@1994]

I would take advice from JSumm and make your own decision accordingly. Also welcome to the Forum . MG2

[z1r]

While there have been reports of issues, which I have no cause to doubt, mine was a very nice example with none of those reported issues.

The edge hitting the lanyard tube would bother me. Uneven grind, not so much, I'd just put a 15 DPS edge on it and use the heck out of it.

But, we all have different expectations. I'm sure there are flaws that would put me off that others would find perfectly acceptable.

[kennethsime]

Jeff has the best info above.

I removed my lanyard tube, otherwise this knife is a gem. Wouldn’t trade it for the world.

[vivi]

My FRN SXL had uneven bevels too, but the blade didn't contact the handle for what its worth.

Hope you get your issues resolved to your satisfaction. The SXL is a fantastic model.

[z1r]

My FRN SXL had uneven bevels too, but the blade didn't contact the handle for what its worth.

Hope you get your issues resolved to your satisfaction. The SXL is a fantastic model.

Yes, agreed, it would be my EDC if it were is less than 3.5". Heck, if they made an FRN with Cru-Wear blade, I'd probably break the law. My G10 gets relegated to hiking and backpacking to avoid trouble.

[cjk]

Jeff has the best info above.

I removed my lanyard tube, otherwise this knife is a gem. Wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Ditto the appreciation for Jeff and removal of my lanyard tube.

[steelcity16]

also removed my tube due to the blade smacking it. not ideal, but good for now.

[CDEP]

I solved my lanyard tube issue by reprofiling to 15 DPS on the first sharpening, then to 20 DPS on the second.

The blade held the 15 DPS beautifully, so I will likely go back to 15 on the next sharpening. No more blade damage and the tube stays intact.

[zhyla]

The uneven bevel is not causing it to snag paper. It’s just not sharp.

[Wartstein]

Recently, I received a Stretch 2 XL knife in Cruwear with Grey G10 handles. Upon initial examination, I was quite impressed. However, upon closer inspection, a few potential issues have come to my attention.

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Welcome to the forum!

I certainly do respect that you don´t like those issues and I am not saying that this is the way it should be on an expensive knife.

But then it seems to me that both of the issues will go away inevitably anyway, just if/when you use (and sharpen) the knife.
And if you plan on NOT using the knife, the issues are no issues practically speaking, right?

Again: I am not trying to mock you by any means, this is just how I´d approach this (but having the FRN and not the G10 version of the XL, I don´t have to anyway).

And I do think Spyderco should address the lanyard tube thing should they bring out a cqi.ed version of the Cruwear Stretch XL (wonder if perhaps they already did with the upcoming Nishijn Cruwear version)

[Ramonade]

The thread Jeff referred to has helped me a lot with my own Stretch XL. It is currently heading back to the seller but for other issues.

If it is only the secondary bevel that is uneven it should not be much of a problem after the first full sharpening. However if it is due to the primary bevel being uneven it would annoy me way more. Im pretty sure it is just the factory edge and not the blade grind .

As for the lanyard tube mine did not hit but was very very close. I'm almost sure one or two sharpening will make your blade stop touching this tube.
The tolerance there is crazy tight so with every moving part in this knife this must create some samples where the blade does touch it.

[cjk]

Recently, I received a Stretch 2 XL knife in Cruwear with Grey G10 handles. Upon initial examination, I was quite impressed. However, upon closer inspection, a few potential issues have come to my attention.

...

Welcome to the forum!

I certainly do respect that you don´t like those issues and I am not saying that this is the way it should be on an expensive knife.

But then it seems to me that both of the issues will go away inevitably anyway, just if/when you use (and sharpen) the knife.
And if you plan on NOT using the knife, the issues are no issues practically speaking, right?

Again: I am not trying to mock you by any means, this is just how I´d approach this (but having the FRN and not the G10 version of the XL, I don´t have to anyway).

And I do think Spyderco should address the lanyard tube thing should they bring out a cqi.ed version of the Cruwear Stretch XL (wonder if perhaps they already did with the upcoming Nishijn Cruwear version)

I think that Jsumm and I looked at the one in the proto cabinet really hard and the blade appeared to NOT be contacting the lanyard tube. That's an N of one, so not particularly significant. Probably fixed?

[Wartstein]

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And I do think Spyderco should address the lanyard tube thing should they bring out a cqi.ed version of the Cruwear Stretch XL (wonder if perhaps they already did with the upcoming Nishijn Cruwear version)

I think that Jsumm and I looked at the one in the proto cabinet really hard and the blade appeared to NOT be contacting the lanyard tube. That's an N of one, so not particularly significant. Probably fixed?

Good to know, thanks!